RBI Holidays List
The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has released a whole list of the bank holidays for the year 2020. In addition to the national holidays, the regions and states in our country have their local festivals and depending on the religious and cultural significance, the Reserve Bank Of India has released a long list of holidays. Therefore, every year the Reserve Bank Of India releases a complete list comprising of all the holidays in order to inform the customers in advance about the days on which the banks will not be operational. It has to be noted that according to the guidelines of the Reserve Bank Of India, all the Sundays of every month and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month in the calendar, banks will be non-operational.
RBI Holidays List for the Month of January
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 1st January 2020 | New Year’s Day | Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Shillong |
| 2nd January 2020 | Year Celebration / Guru Govind Singh Ji Birthday | Aizawl, Chandigarh |
| 7th January 2020 | Imoinu Iratpa | Imphal |
| 8th January 2020 | Gaan-Ngai | Imphal |
| 14th January 2020 | Makar Sankranti | Ahmedabad |
| 15th January 2020 | Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makara Sankranti Festival / Pongal / Magh Bihu and Tusu Puja | Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad |
| 16th January 2020 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Chennai |
| 17th January 2020 | Uzhavar Thirunal | Chennai |
| 23rd January 2020 | Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | Agartala, Kolkata |
| 30th January 2020 | Saraswati Puja / Basanta Panchami | Agartala, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of February
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 15th February 2020 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Imphal |
| 19th February 2020 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Belapur, Mumbai, Nagpur |
| 20th February 2020 | State Day | Aizawl |
| 21st February 2020 | Mahashivratri | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 24th February 2020 | Losar | Gangtok |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of March
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 6th March 2020 | Chapchar Kut | Aizawl |
| 9th March 2020 | Holika / Doljatra / Holi / Birthday of Md. Hazarat Ali | Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ranchi |
| 10th March 2020 | Holi (Second Day) / Dhuleti / Yaosang 2nd Day | Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Imphal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla |
| 11th March 2020 | Holi | Patna |
| 25th March 2020 | Gudhi Padwa / Ugadi Festival / Telugu New Year’s Day / Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba) / 1st Navratra | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Srinagar |
| 27th March 2020 | Sarhul | Ranchi |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of April
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 1st April 2020 | Annual Closing of Banks | All Regional Offices |
| 2nd April 2020 | Ram Navami | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Ranchi, Shimla |
| 6th April 2020 | Mahavir Jayanti | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi |
| 13th April 2020 | Biju Festival / Bohag Bihu / Cheiraoba / Baisakhi | Agartala, Guwahati, Imphal, Jammu, Srinagar |
| 14th April 2020 | Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti / Bengali New Year’s Day / Tamil New Year’s Day / Bohag Bihu / Vishu | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 15th April 2020 | Bohag Bihu / Himachal Day | Guwahati, Shimla |
| 20th April 2020 | Garia Puja | Agartala |
| 25th April 2020 | Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti | Ahmedabad |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of May
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 1st May 2020 | Maharashtra Din / May Day (Labour Day) | Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 7th May 2020 | Buddha Pournima | Agartala, Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
| 8th May 2020 | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | Kolkata |
| 21st May 2020 | Shab-I-Qadr | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 22nd May 2020 | Jumat-ul-Vida | Jammu, Srinagar |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of June
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 5th June 2020 | Saga Dawa | Gangtok |
| 15th June 2020 | Y.M.A. Day / Raja Sankranti | Aizawl, Bhubaneswar |
| 18th June 2020 | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 23rd June 2020 | Ratha Yatra | Bhubaneswar |
| 30th June 2020 | Remna Ni | Aizawl |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of July
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 8th July 2020 | Beh Dienkhlam | Shillong |
| 13th July 2020 | Bhanu Jayanti | Gangtok |
| 14th July 2020 | Ker Puja | Agartala |
| 17th July 2020 | U Tirot Sing Day | Shillong |
| 24th July 2020 | Drukpa Tshechi | Gangtok |
| 31st July 2020 | Bakrid | Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of August
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 3rd August 2020 | Raksha Bandhan | Ahmedabad, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow |
| 11th August 2020 | Sri Krishna Janmasthami | Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Patna |
| 12th August 2020 | Janmashtami | Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar |
| 13th August 2020 | Patriot’s Day | Imphal |
| 20th August 2020 | Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva | Guwahati |
| 21st August 2020 | Teej (Haritalika) | Gangtok |
| 22nd August 2020 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) / Vinayakar Chathurthi | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji |
| 29th August 2020 | Karma Puja / Ashoora | Jammu, Ranchi, Srinagar |
| 31st August 2020 | Indrajatra / Thiruvonam | Gangtok, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of September
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 2nd September 2020 | Pang-Lhabsol / Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi | Gangtok, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 17th September 2020 | Mahalaya Amavasya | Agartala, Bengaluru, Kolkata, |
| 21st September 2020 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of October
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 17th October 2020 | Kati Bihu / Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi | Guwahati, Imphal |
| 23rd October 2020 | Durga Puja / Dussehra (Maha Saptami) | Agartala, Kolkata, Shillong |
| 24th October 2020 | Durga Puja / Dussehra (Mahanavami) / (Maha asthmi) | Agartala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 26th October 2020 | Durga Puja (Vijayadashami) / Accession Day | Agartala, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Patna, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 27th October 2020 | Durga Puja | Gangtok |
| 28th October 2020 | Durga Puja | Gangtok |
| 29th October 2020 | Durga Puja / Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Muhammed) | Gangtok, Jammu, Kochi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 31st October 2020 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday / Maharishi Valmiki Jayanthi / Kumar Purnima | Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Shimla |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of November
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 6th November 2020 | Wangala Festival | Shillong |
| 14th November 2020 | Diwali Amavasaya (Laxmi Pujan) / Kali Puja | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16th November 2020 | Diwali (Balipratipada) / Laxmi Puja / Bhaidooj / Chitragupt Jayanti / Vikram Samvat New Year Day | Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Gangtok, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur |
| 17th November 2020 | Laxmi Puja / Deepawali / Ningol Chakkouba | Gangtok, Imphal |
| 18th November 2020 | Laxmi Puja / Deepawali | Gangtok |
| 20th November 2020 | Chhath Puja | Patna, Ranchi |
| 21st November 2020 | Chhath Puja | Patna |
| 23rd November 2020 | Seng Kutsnem | Shillong |
| 30th November 2020 | Guru Nanak Jayanti / Kartika Purnima / Rahasa Purnima | Aizawl, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar |
RBI Holidays List for the Month of December
| Date | Holiday Description | Regional Office |
| 3rd December 2020 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi / Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Bengaluru, Panaji |
| 12th December 2020 | Pa-Togan Nengminza Sangma | Shillong |
| 17th December 2020 | Losoong / Namsoong | Gangtok |
| 18th December 2020 | Death Anniversary of U Soso Tham / Losoong Namsoong | Gangtok, Shillong |
| 19th December 2020 | Goa Liberation Day | Panaji |
| 24th December 2020 | Christmas Festival | Aizawl, Shillong |
| 26th December 2020 | Christmas Festival | Shillong |
| 30th December 2020 | U Kiang Nangbah | Shillong |
| 31st December 2020 | Year’s Eve | Aizawl |
FAQs
✅ On which Saturday the bank is closed?
The Reserve Bank of India is closed every second and fourth Saturday of the month.
✅ Is Lohri a National Holiday?
No, Lohri is not a national holiday.
✅ Which holidays are observed by the Banks all over the country?
Only the Gazetted holidays are observed by the Banks all over the country.
